“I Don’t Feel Like Myself”: Understanding the Impact of Hormones on Women’s Mental Health

This webinar satisfies requirements for live interactive CE credits for all professions.

DESCRIPTION: Many women enter therapy struggling with anxiety, mood swings, irritability, or brain fog—and they often can’t pinpoint why. They may report, “I just don’t feel like myself.” What’s often missing from the conversation is a critical piece: hormones.

Despite how significantly hormonal fluctuations can influence emotional and cognitive health, most therapists receive little training on how to recognize and respond to hormone-related mental health symptoms. Without this perspective, clinicians may overlook important patterns tied to menstrual cycles, fertility changes, postpartum shifts, or perimenopause.

This intermediate-level webinar empowers therapists with practical, lifespan-informed tools to:

• Identify emotional and cognitive symptoms that may be influenced by hormonal changes
• Distinguish hormone-related distress from primary psychiatric disorders
• Provide informed psychoeducation to normalize and contextualize clients’ experiences
• Use scope-appropriate strategies such as symptom tracking and collaborative referrals

Designed for psychotherapists across modalities, this course offers essential clinical skills to better support women navigating hormonally influenced mental health challenges.

Target audience: This course is appropriate for all mental health professionals

Content level: Introductory/Intermediate